City of South Report for South Perth Station Precinct Transport and Access Strategy FINAL

August 2016

This Traffic, Transport and Access Strategy (“Report”): 1. has been prepared by GHD Pty Ltd “GHD” for the City of South Perth; 2. may only be used and relied on by the City of South Perth; 3. must not be copied to, used by, or relied on by any person other than the City of South Perth without the prior written consent of GHD; 4. may only be used for the purpose of traffic and transport planning advice (and must not be used for any other purpose). GHD and its servants, employees and officers otherwise expressly disclaim responsibility to any person other than the City of South Perth arising from or in connection with this Report. To the maximum extent permitted by law, all implied warranties and conditions in relation to the services provided by GHD and the Report are excluded unless they are expressly stated to apply in this Report. The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this Report are based on assumptions made by GHD when undertaking services and preparing the Report (“Assumptions”), including (but not limited to): x Traffic volumes from the Regional Operational Model (ROM24) from Main Roads WA x Patronage estimates from the Strategic Transport Evaluation Model (STEM) from the Department of Planning x Base cadastral drawings previous reports and data from the City of South Perth GHD expressly disclaims responsibility for any error in, or omission from, this Report arising from or in connection with any of the Assumptions being incorrect. Subject to the paragraphs in this section of the Report, the opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this Report are based on conditions encountered and information reviewed at the time of preparation and may be relied on until [6 months], after which time, GHD expressly disclaims responsibility for any error in, or omission from, this Report arising from or in connection with those opinions, conclusions and any recommendations.

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Contents

Executive Summary 9

1. Introduction 15 1.1 Background 15 1.2 Scope of Work (****) 18 1.3 Report Structure 19

2. Literature Review 20 2.1 Statutory Planning 20 2.2 Strategic Planning 22 2.3 Transport Planning 27

3. Stakeholder Consultation (****) 38 3.1 City of South Perth 28 August 2015 (****) 38 3.2 State Government (****) 38

4. Existing Transport Conditions 45 4.1 Road Network 45 4.2 Car Parking 56 4.3 Public Transport 59 4.4 Cyclist and Pedestrian Movements 66

5. Assessment of the Future Road Network (****) 70 5.1 Study Area (****) 70 5.2 ROM24 Model Assumptions (****) 71 5.3 Findings (****) 72 5.4 Residential Dwellings (****) 72 5.5 Employment (****) 73 5.6 Future Considerations (****) 74 5.7 Future Traffic Volumes 75 5.8 Future Patronage at South Perth Train Station 79 5.9 Road Network Requirements (****) 85 5.10 Configuration of Mends Street 93

6. Sustainable Transport Assessment 98 6.1 Public Transport 98

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6.2 Pedestrian Access 104 6.3 Cycling Access 109

7. Local Area Traffic Management Plan 111 7.1 Traffic, Transport and Access Strategy (****) 111 7.2 Other Traffic Management Measures 115 7.3 Broader Transport Initiatives (****) 116 7.4 Implementation Plan (****) 117

8. Conclusions and Recommendations (****) 120 8.1 Conclusions (****) 120 8.2 Recommendations (****) 121

Table Index Table 1 Recommended Infrastructure Upgrades with Indicative Costs and Priorities 12 Table 2 Development Controls for the South Perth Station Precinct 26 Table 3 Public Car Parking Supply in the South Perth Station and Peninsula Area 31 Table 4 WA Road Hierarchy Classification System 46 Table 5 Capacity Analysis for Existing Traffic Volumes (2015) (****) 50 Table 6 Existing Public Transport Service Frequencies in the South Perth Stat